Calgary Employment Directory - Alberta

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Calgary Employment Services Directory

August 2020

Find the Directory online at alberta.ca/calgary-employment-services.aspx

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Disclaimer

The contents of this Directory are based on information provided by program funders, service providers, and institutions, and may not be all-inclusive. The Directory serves as a general guide to employment programs and services in Calgary and surrounding communities.

The Directory contains links to other websites. The Government of Alberta is not responsible for the content provided by other organizations on their websites or by other means. Please direct any comments or inquiries regarding programs and services directly to the organization in question.

? 2020 Government of Alberta

Community and Social Services publishes the Calgary Employment Services Directory on a quarterly basis. Find the directory online by visiting alberta.ca/calgary-employment-services.aspx.

If you would like to add or modify content in the Calgary Employment Services Directory, please email us at CSS.DS-Calgary@gov.ab.ca.

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The Calgary Employment Services Directory can help you take your next step.

Find employment and training programs offered through an extensive network of community organizations, non-profit agencies, colleges, private schools, businesses and employer organizations.

The Calgary Employment Services Directory has programs and services related to the following:

Academic Upgrading -- Obtain your high school diploma or upgrade your academic skills to meet postsecondary program requirements.

Career and Employment Services -- Connect with a counsellor who can help you plan your career and boost your job search.

Computer Access -- Access a computer for work search.

Computer Skills Training

Counselling and Support Services -- Connect to parenting resources, life skills training and household supports.

English as a Second Language (ESL) Programs

Immigrant Bridging -- Access training, cultural workshops, and placement services for postsecondary graduate newcomers.

Immigrant Training and Employment Programs and Services

Occupational Skills Training -- Find certificate and diploma programs offering practicum experience.

Persons with Disabilities -- Access training and work opportunities for persons with disabilities.

Pre-Employment Programs -- Reconnect to the labour market through training programs.

Self-Employment Programs

Services in French -- Explore employment, training, and career services and supports offered in French.

Specialized Assessment (Resource List)

Temporary Employment Opportunities -- Gain work experience through short-term job placements.

Workplace Training -- Get on-the-job training delivered by employers.

Youth Programs

Additional resources are available in the Employment and Training Services Directory published by Alberta Labour. Find the online resource at alberta.ca/employment-training-services-directory.aspx.

Need help exploring your options? Alberta Supports can help.

Get information and referrals about your career, education, and employment options from Alberta Supports. Ask to speak with a Career and Employment Consult who can help you determine your career interests, explore your career options and occupations, prepare for your next job search, and explore funding choices. Contact Alberta Supports by phone or visit your nearest office.

Alberta Supports Contact Centre Call 1-877-644-9992 Open Monday to Friday 7:30 a.m. to 8 p.m.

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What's New?

We have added new programs and services to the Calgary Employment Services Directory. Find the new offerings below. You will also see them marked as "NEW" in the Table of Contents and inside the Directory.

Virtual Services are Available! Many Calgary Employment Services organizations are offering virtual and in house services while doing social distancing.

Help prevent the spread of novel coronavirus. Concerned about your health? Call Health Link 811 or visit alberta.ca/covid19.

New programs:

1. Calgary Catholic Immigration Society (CCIS) a. Youth Employment Preparation Workshop

2. Calgary Immigrant Women's Association (CIWA) a. Links to Young Adult Employment Program b. Family Resource Network c. Career Services for Foreign Trained Professionals d. Pre-Employment Skills Program e. Information session for immigrant women with accounting background f. Computer Crash Course and Microsoft Office 2010 (MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, MS Outlook & MS Publisher)

3. Immigrant Services Calgary Therapy and Support Centre a. Psychotherapy and Counselling Services b. Become a Better You Program c. In-Home Support d. Supported Visitation for Diverse Populations

4. Maple Leaf Academy a. MAPPed - Making Anything Possible Through Perseverance and Drive b. Silver Club ? informal English class for Seniors

5. Millican-Ogden Community Association (MOCA) ? Family Resource Centre a. Family Resource Centre

6. Prospect Employment Services a. Work Wise

7. Prospect Employment Services ? PES ? Downtown Calgary a. CEIS, JP and TIMW Services in English and French

8. MCG Calgary Career and Employment Centre - CCEC ? South Calgary a. CEIS, JP and TIMW Services in English and French

9. WCG ? Calgary Career Hub ? CCH - North Calgary a. CEIS and JP Services in English and French

Happy browsing!

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Table of Contents

Disclaimer...................................................................................................................................................................... 2 The Calgary Employment Services Directory can help you take your next step. ........................................... 3 Need help exploring your options? Alberta Supports can help. ........................................................................ 3 What's New? ................................................................................................................................................................. 4 Happy browsing! .......................................................................................................................................................... 4 Table of Contents......................................................................................................................................................... 5 Abbreviations and Acronyms ...................................................................................................................................11 Academic Upgrading ..................................................................................................................................................12

Bow Valley College ? Bow Corridor Campus .............................................................................................................. 12 Bow Valley College ? High River Campus ................................................................................................................... 12 Bow Valley College ? South Campus ........................................................................................................................... 12 Bow Valley College.......................................................................................................................................................... 13 Bow Valley College.......................................................................................................................................................... 14 Bow Valley College, Assessment Services.................................................................................................................. 14 Calgary Catholic Immigration Society (CCIS).............................................................................................................. 15 New Calgary Immigrant Woman's Association (CIWA) ............................................................................................. 15 Calgary John Howard Society (CJHS).......................................................................................................................... 15 Chinook Learning Services ? Calgary Board of Education........................................................................................ 16 Columbia College............................................................................................................................................................. 16 Equilibrium School ........................................................................................................................................................... 17 Mount Royal University (MRU) ...................................................................................................................................... 17 Mount Royal University (MRU) ...................................................................................................................................... 18 Mustard Seed Employment Centre ............................................................................................................................... 18 SAIT ................................................................................................................................................................................... 19

Career and Employment Services (including Job Placement Programs).........................................................20

Aboriginal Futures Career & Training Centre .............................................................................................................. 20 Alberta Community and Social Services (CSS) .......................................................................................................... 21 Alberta Ministry of Labour Employment and Training Services Directory ............................................................... 22 Bow Valley College ? Directions for Immigrants in Trades and Professional Careers.......................................... 22 Bow Valley College ? TOWES ....................................................................................................................................... 23 Calgary Alternative Employment Services (CAES) - see Persons with Disabilities (PWD).................................. 23 Calgary Catholic Immigration Society (CCIS).............................................................................................................. 23 Calgary Catholic Immigration Society (CCIS) ? Pre-Arrival Services ...................................................................... 25 Calgary Immigrant Educational Society (CIES)........................................................................................................... 26 Calgary John Howard Society (CJHS).......................................................................................................................... 28 Calgary Public Library ..................................................................................................................................................... 28 Centre for Newcomers .................................................................................................................................................... 29 CNIB ? Career Support & Employment Program ? see Persons with Disabilities (PWD) .................................... 29 Fast Labour Solutions Ltd. (A division of Spirit Staffing and Consulting Inc.) ......................................................... 29 Immigrant Services Calgary Therapy and Support Centre ........................................................................................ 30 Immigrant Access Fund (IAF) ? see Windmill Microlending under Immigrant Training and Employment Services............................................................................................................................................................................. 30 Job Resource Centre ? Banff and Canmore................................................................................................................ 30 Making Changes Association ......................................................................................................................................... 30 MCG Careers ................................................................................................................................................................... 31 MCG Careers ................................................................................................................................................................... 32 MCG Careers ? Okotoks and High River ..................................................................................................................... 32 New Millican-Ogden Community Association (MOCA) ? Family Resource Centre ............................................... 34

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Momentum ........................................................................................................................................................................ 34 Mustard Seed Employment Centre ............................................................................................................................... 34 Prospect Human Services Society ? The Worx ? see Persons with Disabilities (PWD)....................................... 35 Prospect Human Services Society ? Rocky View and Wheatland Employment Services ? Airdrie, Cochrane, Strathmore and Itinerant Services ................................................................................................................................. 35 Prospect Human Services .............................................................................................................................................. 36 Rupertsland Institute ? M?tis Training to Employment............................................................................................... 37 Spirit Staffing & Consulting Inc. ..................................................................................................................................... 37 Talent Pool Society .......................................................................................................................................................... 38 The Salvation Army Community Services (Calgary) .................................................................................................. 38 Transitions to Communities ............................................................................................................................................ 38 WCG International Consultants Ltd............................................................................................................................... 39 Workers' Resource Centre (WRC) ................................................................................................................................ 39 City of Calgary Youth Employment Centre (YEC) ...................................................................................................... 40 YWCA Employment Resource Centre (ERC).............................................................................................................. 40

Computer Access .......................................................................................................................................................41

Calgary Drop-In & Rehab Centre Society ? Computers for Low Income Calgarians (CLIC) Program ............... 41 Calgary John Howard Society (CJHS).......................................................................................................................... 41 Calgary Public Library ..................................................................................................................................................... 41 Centre for Newcomers .................................................................................................................................................... 41 Mustard Seed ................................................................................................................................................................... 42 Prospect Human Services Society ? The WORX ? see Persons with Disabilities (PWD).................................... 42 Prospect Human Services Society ? Rocky View and Wheatland Employment Centres ? see Career and Employment Services (including Job Placement Programs)..................................................................................... 42 Rupertsland Institute ? M?tis Training to Employment............................................................................................... 42 The Salvation Army Community Services (Calgary) .................................................................................................. 42 Youth Employment Centre (YEC) ................................................................................................................................. 42

Computer Skills Training ...........................................................................................................................................43

Academy of Learning ? Calgary Northeast and Calgary South ................................................................................ 43 Academy of Learning ? High River................................................................................................................................ 43 Alberta Ministry of Labour Employment and Training Services Directory ............................................................... 43 Calgary Catholic Immigration Society (CCIS).............................................................................................................. 43 Calgary Immigrant Educational Society (CIES)........................................................................................................... 44 Calgary John Howard Society (CJHS).......................................................................................................................... 45 Calgary Public Library ..................................................................................................................................................... 45 CNIB ? Canadian National Institute for the Blind ........................................................................................................ 46 Equilibrium School ........................................................................................................................................................... 46 Literacy for Life Foundation ............................................................................................................................................ 46 The Salvation Army Community Services (Calgary) .................................................................................................. 47 Women in Need Society of Calgary Head Office (WINS) .......................................................................................... 47

Counselling and Support Services ..........................................................................................................................48

Calgary Catholic Immigration Society (CCIS).............................................................................................................. 48 Calgary Immigrant Educational Society ? Welcome Centre for New Immigrants .................................................. 48 New Calgary Immigrant Women's Association (CIWA) ............................................................................................. 49 CanLearn Society ............................................................................................................................................................ 50 Carya ................................................................................................................................................................................. 51 Centre for Newcomers .................................................................................................................................................... 52 CUPS (Calgary Urban Project Society) ........................................................................................................................ 53 Elizabeth Fry Society of Calgary ................................................................................................................................... 54 Families Matter ................................................................................................................................................................. 54

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Further Education Society of Alberta (FESA) .............................................................................................................. 55 Immigrant Services Calgary ........................................................................................................................................... 55 New Immigrant Services Calgary Therapy and Support Centre ............................................................................... 56 Making Changes Association ......................................................................................................................................... 57 RIEL Institute for Education & Learning ....................................................................................................................... 57 Simon House Recovery Centre ..................................................................................................................................... 58 SORCe .............................................................................................................................................................................. 58 Sunrise Community Link Resource Center .................................................................................................................. 59 Women in Need Society of Calgary Head Office (WINS) .......................................................................................... 59

English as a Second Language (ESL) Programs ..................................................................................................60

Academy of Learning ? Calgary .................................................................................................................................... 60 Academy of Learning ? High River................................................................................................................................ 61 Agap? Language Centre................................................................................................................................................. 61 Bow Valley College.......................................................................................................................................................... 61 Bow Valley College ? Bow Corridor .............................................................................................................................. 63 Bow Valley College ? Foothills....................................................................................................................................... 64 Bow Valley College ? Strathmore Campus .................................................................................................................. 64 Bow Valley College ? Airdrie Campus .......................................................................................................................... 64 Bow Valley College ? Canmore Campus ..................................................................................................................... 64 Bow Valley College ? Cochrane Campus .................................................................................................................... 65 Calgary Catholic Immigration Society (CCIS).............................................................................................................. 65 Calgary Immigrant Educational Society (CIES)........................................................................................................... 66 Calgary Immigrant Educational Society ? Welcome Centre for New Immigrants .................................................. 69 Calgary Immigrant Women's Association (CIWA) ...................................................................................................... 69 Calgary Public Library ..................................................................................................................................................... 71 Centre for Newcomers .................................................................................................................................................... 72 Chinook Learning Services............................................................................................................................................. 72 Columbia College............................................................................................................................................................. 73 ESL4WORK Inc. ? see Workplace Training ................................................................................................................ 73 Equilibrium School ........................................................................................................................................................... 74 Immigrant Services Calgary ........................................................................................................................................... 76 Literacy For Life Foundation ? English Language Learners (ELL) Courses ........................................................... 76 New Maple Leaf Academy.............................................................................................................................................. 76 Mount Royal University (MRU) ...................................................................................................................................... 78 SAIT ................................................................................................................................................................................... 78 The Salvation Army Community Services (Calgary) .................................................................................................. 79 University of Calgary ....................................................................................................................................................... 79 YMCA Calgary.................................................................................................................................................................. 80 YWCA of Calgary (Downtown Office) ........................................................................................................................... 81

Immigrant Bridging .....................................................................................................................................................82

Alberta Ministry of Labour Employment and Training Services Directory ............................................................... 82 Bredin ? Centre for Learning .......................................................................................................................................... 82 Calgary Catholic Immigration Society (CCIS).............................................................................................................. 83 New Calgary Immigrant Women's Association (CIWA) ............................................................................................. 83 Calgary Immigrant Women's Association (CIWA) - Bridge to Success for Professional Immigrant Women Program ? see Immigrant Training and Employment Programs and Services....................................................... 83 Calgary Region Immigrant Employment Council (CRIEC) ........................................................................................ 84 Centre for Newcomers .................................................................................................................................................... 84 ECO Canada (Environmental Careers Organization) ................................................................................................ 85 Windmill Microlending ? see Immigrant Training and Employment Services ......................................................... 85 Mount Royal University (MRU) ...................................................................................................................................... 85

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SAIT ................................................................................................................................................................................... 86

Immigrant Training and Employment Programs and Services...........................................................................87

Alberta Ministry of Labour Employment and Training Services Directory ............................................................... 87 Bow Valley College ? Corporate Readiness Training Program (CRTP) ? see Career and Employment Services (including Job Placement Programs)............................................................................................................ 87 Bow Valley College ? Directions for Immigrants in Trades and Professional Careers and Health Career Centre ? see Career and Employment Services (including Job Placement Programs) ..................................................... 87 Calgary Catholic Immigration Society (CCIS).............................................................................................................. 87 Calgary Catholic Immigration Society (CCIS).............................................................................................................. 89 Calgary Immigrant Educational Society (CIES)........................................................................................................... 89 Calgary Immigrant Women's Association (CIWA) ...................................................................................................... 90 Centre for Newcomers - Career Development and Job Search Services - see Career and Employment Services (including Job Placement Programs)............................................................................................................ 91 Centre for Newcomers .................................................................................................................................................... 91 Immigrant Services Calgary ........................................................................................................................................... 92 Making Changes Association ......................................................................................................................................... 92 Momentum ? see Occupational Skills Training ........................................................................................................... 93 Windmill Microlending (formerly Immigrant Access Fund Canada) ......................................................................... 93

Occupational Skills Training.....................................................................................................................................94

ABES College ................................................................................................................................................................... 94 Academy of Learning ? Calgary .................................................................................................................................... 96 Academy of Learning ? High River................................................................................................................................ 96 Alberta College of Art & Design (ACAD) ...................................................................................................................... 97 Alberta Ministry of Labour Employment and Training Services Directory ............................................................... 97 Bay River College ............................................................................................................................................................ 97 Bow Valley College.......................................................................................................................................................... 99

School of Community Studies .........................................................................................................................100 School of Creative Technologies ....................................................................................................................101 School of Health and Wellness........................................................................................................................102 Chiu School of Business ..................................................................................................................................103

Bow Valley College ? Airdrie Campus ........................................................................................................................ 105 Bow Valley College ? Canmore Campus ................................................................................................................... 105 Bow Valley College ? Cochrane Campus .................................................................................................................. 105 Bow Valley College ? High River & Okotoks Campuses ......................................................................................... 106 Bow Valley College - Strathmore Campus................................................................................................................. 106 Bredin ? Centre for Learning ........................................................................................................................................ 106 CDI College..................................................................................................................................................................... 107

School of Business............................................................................................................................................107 School of Health Care........................................................................................................................................108 School of Technology .......................................................................................................................................108 School of Legal Studies ....................................................................................................................................108

Calgary Immigrant Educational Society (CIES)......................................................................................................... 109 Columbia College........................................................................................................................................................... 111 Momentum ? Trades Training ...................................................................................................................................... 114 Reeves College .............................................................................................................................................................. 114 RIEL Institute for Education & Learning ..................................................................................................................... 116 Robertson College ......................................................................................................................................................... 116 SAIT ? Skills Investment Program (SIP) Funding ..................................................................................................... 119 Trade Winds to Success Project ? Aboriginal Pre-Trades Training ....................................................................... 119

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